Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Colby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colby listed first.
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Roubideau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Hotchkiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss
- Hotchkiss is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotchkiss <2>
- Chipeta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mesa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
- Mesa is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <2>
- Escalante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Dominguez
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Paonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paonia
- Paonia is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paonia <2>
- Cameo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
- Cameo is located in Mesa County
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
- Whitewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <2>
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Maher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher
- Maher is located in Montrose County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maher <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |